Friday! It was supposed to be a great day. It was going to be my first Friday off in six weeks that I didn't have to take Petunia to the doctor for something.
No--its not Petunia today....its Bubba. He is home today with a "man-cold" which always seems to develop into either a sinus and/or ear infection. I really, really, really loathe this time of year. Petunia and I are almost over our colds/coughs and now we pass it on to someone else in the house. Which probably means we'll be getting it back.
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Bubba is ADDICTED to sinus washes.
Its not a neti-pot but its similar and since he gets a lot of sinus infections we began using it a few years ago.
Well, every time he gets stuffed up he rants for sinus wash after sinus wash like a crack head on "Intervention." I should get him on video, but he'd never go for that. Anyways, you are only supposed to use them twice a day or so. He wants one every hour or so and when he can't have one, he isn't a happy camper.
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At breakfast earlier this week Bubba asked me to pour him a bowl of cereal. I was doing something else and told him he could pour it himself. He said he didn't know how to pour a bowl of cereal and said, "If I have to pour my own bowl of cereal I'm not having any."
To which I replied, "Fine. Find something else to eat."
Then I found Luke and informed him our almost nine year old doesn't know how to pour a bowl of cereal. How could I have overlooked this tidbit? I guess every morning we are in such a rush to get everyone out the door I always pour his cereal...to avoid a huge mess. I supposed I need to work on creating more "independent" kids.
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Week 2 of my 12-week half marathon training schedule has been successfully unsuccessful.
The Half Marathon I want to do is now 10 weeks away and I haven't ran once in the last two weeks. Being sick is not good for any kind of training regimen. Who can run when they can't breathe out their nose...and their head is about ready to explode?!
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Its not a good idea to take Nyquil when you have a child who wakes up frequently through the night. (Just thought I'd throw that tip out there for anyone as stupid as me.)
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My cake ball makin' days are on a hiatus. (At least until Super Bowl) :)
Before church last Sunday, Luke was flipping through the channels and we began watching this new show on A&E called "Heavy." Over the hour-long program it follows two people through "Fat camp" and their six months afterwards. I was watching intently (as they interviewed this 600+ lb guy and a 350lb mom) as I snacked on German Chocolate cake ball after cake ball.
When I realized the irony of what was going on, I started laughing at myself I immediately thought I needed to remove the 50+ cake balls left on my kitchen counter. I told Luke to throw them away. But then I couldn't get myself to let him do it...so I took them to church.
Needless to say, I think I made a few friends at church last Sunday.
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I made the mistake of searching for gray hairs the other night before bed...and found FIVE! They had "button battery" written all over them.
I don't think I'm going to be searching for more anytime soon.
But I've come to the realization that it may be time to break out the "Miss Clairol."
(**Insert Heavy Sigh**)
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After Christmas break my work began offering Pilates on Monday/Wednesdays during lunch (in our gym) and Zumba on Tuesday/Thursdays.
I am not much of a "class" person at the gym Luke and I go to because that means I need to be there by a certain time on a certain day....and it just doesn't work well for me.
But since I am stuck at work and usually just go home for lunch, I decided to try and take advantage of these classes instead of running.
I have to say, I am a fan of Pilates....Which really surprised me. I like it even more that I can do it during lunch, it's free, and I don't have to leave the building. I have tried Zumba once so far and I looked (and felt) really dumb. But that was ok, because everyone else in there looked dumb too.
Haha.
Just kidding.
The lady who teaches the class at work is the same lady who teaches it at our gym, so I have seen her before. She is GOOD! I don't know how she can get all of her "parts" to shake so naturally and not look lame. (Im just jealous)
I plan to go back next week and try it out again. What the heck, right!?
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We were putting the boys to bed and Tubbs said he wanted us to turn on the shower in our bedroom. When we asked him why he said the sound of it in the walls above his room helps put him to sleep.
Funny boy.
Ok...whatever.
So Luke being the best daddy in the world downloaded an app on his phone with a bunch of nature sounds. Tubbs picks a different sound every night and puts it next to his pillow.
Was I "high maintenance" like this when I was a kid?
Friday, January 28, 2011
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That Stop Wasn't On My Itinerary....
So the Hogue's made it to Florida for our first official family vacation. It was Sawyer's first plane ride....and Simon's first plane ride that he can remember. We were excited....the boys were stoked. We had everything we needed! But it seems that Sawyer packed something with him that wasn't on our checklist: a big case of pneumonia. Yes, the little fella made it almost one whole day in Florida before he started heading downhill fast. Our 2nd day in Orlando we were in the Urgent Care south of Cocoa Beach. (By the way, to see a doctor more quickly, it helps if you vomit all over the waiting room in front of the receptionist. Little tip for ya) After chest x-rays they advised us to head to the ER in Melbourne, where they eventually admitted him to the hospital. So, we had 3 night deluxe accommadations at the Holmes Regional Medical Center. The little whipper snapper was a trooper though! The nurses loved him, thankfully, and made us all feel right at home. We were going to send postcards out with pictures of the hospital since we spent 40% of our trip there...but they didn't have any. Imagine that!Hmmm.....maybe its something they should consider.
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5 gray hairs? Come over sometime when my dye job is growing out and count mine with me. I don't think you or I can count that high!
TV can be very motivating for the diet. When I need some inspiration I just turn on the Biggest Loser. Holy cow. I can't eat another bite of anything and I feel suddenly inspired to run or bike or something. Strangely I've never felt the desire to Zumba...
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